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The quote is an example of Chinese disinformation being spread in Taiwan, not a reflection of anything in reality.

Yes, I know that. Where did I say differently? I said the threats are being normalized. If a world power is telling their citizens that it's happening, whether its actually happening or not, then that is the process of normalization.

> is this the kind of world we live in now? Where the proliferation of bioweapon threats is commonplace?

no one is normalizing bioweapon threats, they're normalizing accusing the other side of bioweapon threats

but I guess that's pedantic and I agree with you that it sucks that no one would be surprised if a bioweapon did occur because everyone suspects the other side of it anyway

*using no one and everyone loosely

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